After a While, Elaine Has Learned to Fit in with the New

question 26

Multiple Choice

After a while, Elaine has learned to fit in with the new culture in which she was given a temporary job assignment. She has learned how to communicate appropriately in this new environment and how to manage relationships with members of the new culture. Elaine is experiencing _______ adjustment.

• A) honeymoon
• B) frustration/hostility
• C) ambivalence
• D) in-sync

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Definitions:

Depressive Episode

A period marked by severe symptoms of depression, such as profound sadness, lack of energy, and sleep disturbances, lasting for at least two weeks.

Social Norms

Informal understandings that govern the behaviors of members within a society, acting as rules for acceptable and expected actions.

Abnormal Behaviour

Abnormal behavior refers to patterns of emotion, thought, and action deemed pathological (outside the norm) by society or culture, often leading to psychological distress or impairment in functioning.

Thomas Szasz

A psychiatrist known for his critiques of psychiatry and the concept of mental illness.